Show dr 3 RT T I 1 0 THI 1 I M na AMI 1111 lilt AN SMELTING A COMPANY ot of dollars worth of coal COW lam land low goes back to anele lox company must alast pay eight cents a ton for coal mined washington nov I 1 the depart ment or of justice tonight announced an agreement with the amer american lean smelt ing and refining company whereby several thousand acrea acres of coal land lands in colorado alleged to have been illegally obtained yean years ago through dummies will be restored to the government ern ment the landa lands are a part of a 2214 acre erect near the town of aguilar Ag ullar and part of 1280 12 SO acres at corkedale cokedale Cok Coke edale dalt they are to be worth millions of dollars the tte melting smelting company will retain title to about 20 acree acres near Cok edile where tt it has oena thin this tract will t te e paid for on a geological survey OU arvey estimate about ab out acre acres will be retained near aguilar Ag ullar which are re subject to lease by the victor american fuel company the government ern ment however hlll ill succeed to the righta rights of or tho demea au and will collect the tIts to fall due under the lease i in to thie this restoration 0 of the land the melting smelting c company will pay to the united staten 8 centa cents per ton for all coal heretofore extracted ext from these theme fjelde A rough estimate places the amount due on this account at between 90 and efforts E forte to recover itle to these lande lands have h ave been bader way in the courts for or some time tinie the department announced that the management mans gement of the kompany not in control when the transact transactions ons occurred proposed an in fairness to the company eald paid the department it should be added that since the time of the settlement waa was first broached it haa has afforded to to the agent agents of the government full rees to the properties lea in question and to its record of mining operations |